Institute of Sustainable Chemistry

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

At the Institute of Sustainable Chemistry the research and teaching activities focus on Environmental Chemistry as well as Sustainable Chemistry. Environmental Chemistry focuses on studies regarding the environmental fate and behaviour of already existing chemicals, Sustainable Chemistry develops in a more holistic approach solutions that meet the criteria of sustainability.

In addition, the Institute for Sustainable Chemistry is also home to the didactics of natural sciences with its research and teaching activities in the profession of chemistry, biology and science education with the reference subject of natural sciences.

 

 

Main research areas

Key topics of our research field are as follows:

  • Sustainable Chemistry and Sustainable Pharmacy
  • Inclusive science education
  • Efficient use of biogenic resources
  1. Published

    Response to David B. Brooks

    Wegerich, K. & Olsson, O., 05.2011, In: Water International. 36, 3, p. 410-413 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    A Glance at the World

    Sasu, S., Metzger, J., Kranert, M. & Kümmerer, K., 11.2011, In: Waste Management. 31, 11, p. 2361-2364 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  3. Published

    The effect of storage medium on the elution of monomers from composite materials

    Polydorou, O., Huberty, C., Wolkewitz, M., Bolek, R., Hellwig, E. & Kümmerer, K., 27.01.2012, In: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials. 100B, 1, p. 68-74 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Die Energiewende als transdisziplinäre Herausforderung

    Heinrichs, H., Fischedick, M., Lechtenböhmer, S., Newig, J., Roßnagel, A., Ruck, W., Schomerus, T. & Thomas, S., 2011, In: GAIA. 20, 3, p. 202 - 204 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsTransfer

  5. Published

    The Role Of The Amu Darya Dams And Reservoirs In Future Water Supply In The Amu Darya Basin

    Olsson, O., Bauer, M., Ikramova, M. & Froebrich, J., 2008, Environmental Problems of Central Asia and their Economic, Social and Security Impacts. Qi, J. & Evered, K. T. (eds.). Dordrecht: Springer, p. 277-292 16 p. (NATO science for peace and security series, Series C: Environmental security).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  6. Published

    Interstate Water Resource Risk Management: Towards a Sustainable Future for the Aral Basin (JAYHUN)

    Olsson, O. (Editor) & Bauer, M. (Editor), 2010, London: IWA Publishing. 121 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Modelling scenarios to identify a combined sediment-water management strategy for the large reservoirs of the Tuyamuyun hydro-complex

    Olsson, O., Sorokin, A. & Ikramova, M., 03.2011, In: Irrigation and Drainage Systems. 25, 1, p. 1-18 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Building Assistance Systems using Distributed Knowledge Representations

    Bollow, E., Faasch, H., Möller, A. & Welge, R., 2009, Environmental Informatics and Industrial Environmental Protection: Concepts, Methods and Tools: 23rd International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection. Wohlgemuth, V., Page, B. & Voigt, K. (eds.). Shaker Verlag, Vol. 1, Sessions. p. 120-135

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Ambient Assited Energy Management

    Welge, R., Bollow, E., Faasch, H. & Möller, A., 2008, Environmental informatics and industrial ecology: proceedings of the 22nd International Conference Environmental Informatics - Informatics for Environmental Protection, Sustainable Development and Risk Management. Möller, A. (ed.). Shaker Verlag, p. 413-424

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Small Particle Size Magnesium in One-pot Grignard-Zerewitinoff-like Reactions under Mechanochemical Conditions: On the Kinetics of Reductive Dechlorination of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP's)

    Ruck, W., Birke, V. & Schütt, C., 20.12.2009, Environmental Applications of Nanoscale and Microscale Reactive Metal Particles. Geiger, C. L. & Carvalho-Knighton, K. M. (eds.). ACS Publications, Vol. 1027. p. 39-54 16 p. (ACS Symposium Series; no. 1027).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch